- This article is about the move Rain Dance. For the field move, see Field Move.
Rain Dance
あまごい Rain Prayer
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Foe
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Foe
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Ally
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Ally
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Rain Dance (Japanese: あまごい Rain Prayer) is a non-damaging Water-type move introduced in Generation II.
Effect
Generation II-III
When this move is used, a rainfall will start on the field which will last for five turns. This clears any other weather effect.
While Rain Dance is in effect, the base power of Water-type moves will be increased by 50% and the base power of SolarBeam and Fire-type moves will be decreased by 50%. Also, the moves Synthesis, Morning Sun, and Moonlight will recover only ¼ of the user's maximum HP. Thunder will be 100% accurate under Rain Dance's effect.
Additionally, Castform and Weather Ball move become Water-type.
Generation IV
If a Damp Rock is held when Rain Dance is used, the duration of rainfall is lengthened from 5 to 8 turns. Pokémon with the Dry Skin ability will regain ⅛ of their maximum HP at the end of each turn.
In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the move Thunder has a 30% chance of bypassing Protect and Detect under Rain Dance. This does not happen in any other version of the game.
Generation V
Hurricane is 100% accurate under Rain Dance.
Learnset
In the anime
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| Slowpoke
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Bronzor
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Alakazam
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Method
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First Used In
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Notes
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 Slowpoke
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Slowpoke yawns, causing clouds to appear in the sky.
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| Multiple wild Slowpoke
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A Shadow of a Drought
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Debut
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 Lugia
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Lugia's body becomes surrounded in a crimson red aura, making a storm appear.
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| Silver's Mother
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A Parent Trapped!
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None
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 Dragonair
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The orb on Dragonair's neck shines brightly and stormclouds appear, making it rain.
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| Clair's Dragonair
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Great Bowls of Fire!
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None
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 Alakazam
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Alakazam crosses its spoons and a light blue energy ball forms in front of them. It then shoots the energy ball into the sky, creating storm clouds and making it rain.
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| Vito Winstrate's Alakazam
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Candid Camerupt!
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None
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 Dusclops
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Dusclops dances around, always staying on one leg and switching back and forth between the two. It also moves its hands back and forth first with its palms open, then with its pointer fingers sticking up. After a while, rain clouds appear in the sky and it starts to pour.
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| A wild Dusclops
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Pikachu's Ghost Carnival
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None
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 Koffing
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Koffing moves and spins its body around. After a while, rain clouds appear in the sky and it starts to pour.
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| A wild Koffing
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Pikachu's Ghost Carnival
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None
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 Gengar
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Gengar does a hula-like dance, then sticks its backside in the air and shakes it around. After a while, dark rain clouds appear and it starts to pour.
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| A wild Gengar
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Pikachu's Ghost Carnival
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None
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 Haunter
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Haunter dances around by clawing the air back and forth. After a while, dark rain clouds appear and it starts to pour.
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| A wild Haunter
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Pikachu's Ghost Carnival
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None
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 Shuppet
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Shuppet dances around by floating back and forth and flipping around. After a while, dark rain clouds appear and it starts to pour.
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| A wild Shuppet
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Pikachu's Ghost Carnival
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None
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 Gastly
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Gastly dances by floating back and forth. After a while, dark rain clouds appear and it starts to pour.
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| A wild Gastly
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Pikachu's Ghost Carnival
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None
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 Misdreavus
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Misdreaves dances by floating back and forth and occasionally spinning its body around in the air. After a while, dark rain clouds appear and it starts to pour.
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| A wild Misdreavus
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Pikachu's Ghost Carnival
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 Duskull
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Duskull dances by crouching with its hands over its eye, then opening them and shaking its body. After a while, dark rain clouds appear and it starts to pour.
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| A wild Duskull
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Pikachu's Ghost Carnival
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None
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 Blastoise
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Blastoise fires two orbs of water from its hydro cannons into the sky at the sun. Then, rain clouds appear and it starts to rain.
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| Three Blastoise Kellyn captured with his Capture Styler
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Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2
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None
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 Bronzor
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Bronzor's body glows white and releases steam from its body, causing a large raincloud to appear above the battlefield.
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| Byron's Bronzor
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Dealing With Defensive Types!
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 Yamask
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Yamask causes it to rain heavily all around the battlefield for a few moments.
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| A wild Yamask
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A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!
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None
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In the manga
Phantom Thief Pokémon 7
Pokémon Adventures
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Suicune
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Method
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 Suicune
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Suicune looks into the sky and dark rain clouds appear in the sky. Then, it starts to rain over the battlefield.
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| Crys's Suicune
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The Last Battle IV
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Debut
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 Luvdisc
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Luvdisc faces the sky and releases multiple clouds from its mouth into the sky.
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| Wallace's Elizabeth
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VS. Anorith & Lileep
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 Quagsire
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Quagsire raises its arms into the air and the sky begins to become cloudy. Rain then begins to fall from the sky onto the battlefield. The rain will continue to fall until Quagsire puts its arms down.
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| Wake's Quagsire
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VS. Quagsire
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 Floatzel
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Floatzel raises its arms into the air and the sky begins to become cloudy. Rain then begins to fall from the sky onto the battlefield. The rain will continue to fall until Floatzel puts its arms down.
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VS. Quagsire
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Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure
In other generations
In other languages
Electivire
Empoleon
